A 49-year-old man has been arrested in reference to an alleged sexual assault on the Tottenham season ticket holder Eve De Haan.
Writing within the Guardian, De Haan described how a travelling Brentford fan had elbowed her within the face, sexually assaulted and verbally abused her on an overground prepare after Spurs’ 3-1 defeat of Brentford on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. De Haan wrote that she reported her claims to workers at Seven Sisters station.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police mentioned: “I can verify a 49-year-old man from Staines-upon-Thames was arrested and has been launched on bail.”
A spokesperson for Brentford mentioned the membership “perceive {that a} suspect has been arrested in reference to this incident and is now beneath police investigation. The membership will present full assist to the authorities all through this course of and can take into account the findings earlier than taking any motion according to our membership sanctions coverage”.
Tottenham mentioned in an announcement: “The membership stands firmly towards misogyny and all types of violence in the direction of girls and women. We grew to become the primary membership to enroll to the Mayor of London’s girls’s night time security constitution and have spoken straight with Eve to supply our full assist, in addition to that of our devoted supporters’ group for girls and non-binary followers of the lads’s workforce, Girls of the Lane.
“The membership additionally provides its full assist to what stays a stay police investigation and we will be contacting transport suppliers to debate extra frequent trains on match days.”
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